A BUSINESSMAN from southern Germany has bought Boris Becker’s former Mallorca estate. The new owner- who wishes to remain anonymous- told the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag that the Finca Son Coll near Arta needed a lot of work doing on it. “We filled up 150 rubbish bins when we bought the house,” he said. […]
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A POLISH tourist has been arrested after biting off part of a hotel security guard’s finger in Mallorca. The 35-year-old drunk struck at the Sahara Bay hotel at Playa de Palma during the early hours of Wednesday morning. Two security workers told him that he was staying there illegally and that he had to leave.
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THE bird of prey, which had been spotted flying over different buildings in the centre of Almeria for the last two days, was successfully rescued by local firefighters together with members of the Territorial Delegation for Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy. Initially, environmental technicians attempted to encourage the huge bird to fly again, however, the
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A 13-YEAR-OLD boy from Gibraltar is now at fifth position in the Junior Darts Corporation Foundation Tour rankings after winning one of its events in Coventry. Nico Bado, called ‘a young prodigy’ by the Gibraltar Darts Association (GDA), won 5-3 in the ninth event of the high-profile UK-wide junior tour in late April. He became
THE lack of rainfall and critical drought situation in Malaga means that the province, as the whole of Andalucia, may face water restrictions this coming autumn. The Junta has announced that if there is no rainfall in the immediate future and the dry conditions remain until September, water restrictions will be put in place. Spain
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A LARGE parade of all three armed forces in Gibraltar marked the coronation of King Charles III this coming weekend in London. Service people from the Royal Navy, Air Force and British Army all marched down Main Street to converge at Convent Place on Wednesday evening. Governor of Gibraltar Sir David Steel saluted the armed
Your boat has been locked away in storage, and with the sunny weather fast approaching you are itching to get her wet for the first time this season! You get her de-winterized, antifouled and everything gets checked over thoroughly before you experience the exhilarating feeling of taking her out to your favorite spots. Even though
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THE Cruces de Mayo (May crosses festival) is celebrated annually throughout Spain on 3 May. It is popular in Andalucia, with the most famous event – of floral, decorated patios – taking place in Cordoba. It is also celebrated in Granada, including in the thriving spa town of Lanjarón. Every year, to mark the event,
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THE SPANISH Civil Guard has opened an investigation into three people after they left three dogs unattended in the boot of a car while they went to eat at a restaurant. Two of the animals died while the third survived. The incident, which took place in the municipality of Urdax in the northern Navarre region,
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TWO BUSINESSMEN were arrested in Madrid on Wednesday after a Colombian construction worker with no work contract died, apparently from an electric shock. The incident happened during work to set up stalls for the upcoming San Isidro local fiestas, which are celebrated in the Spanish capital around the patron saint’s day of May 15. The
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